State of the Nation 2024
What drives youth unemployment and what interventions help?
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June 14th, 2024
Ariane De Lannoy
There is broad consensus that youth unemployment in South Africa is critical, with latest figures confirm- ing that one half of young people 15–34 years are unemployed by the broad definition1 (Statistics South Africa 2018). The situation is increasingly viewed as a national emergency, as the high level of youth unemployment is expected to lead to an increasing sense of exclusion among young people and to heightened ‘levels of frustration and impatience’ (National Planning Commission 2012). Indeed, prolonged periods of unemployment among young people have profoundly negative effects on their physical and mental well-being and feed the vicious cycle of exclusion and poverty (De Lannoy, Leibbrandt and Frame 2015).
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The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) has developed a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning framework against which data on key indicators is collected to determine how the intervention is performing against its objectives. This data is consolidated in a publicly available dashboard to improve transparency, enable learning and support continuous improvement of interventions.
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The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) has developed a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning framework against which data on key indicators is collected to determine how the intervention is performing against its objectives. This data is consolidated in a publicly available dashboard to improve transparency, enable learning and support continuous improvement of interventions.
FAQ's
The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention Frequently Asked Questions. Here, we answer your most common questions about our program designed to support young people in finding meaningful employment opportunities. Our initiative aims to provide the necessary resources, training, and guidance to help youth build successful careers.